Welcome to Refresh – a series of comment pieces by young people, for young people, looking for a response to Britain's biggest issues
When the pay debate first reared its head at dinner parties, on Newsnight and the night tube, people were conflating equal pay with the gender pay gap. The debate has moved on, and people are now discussing why we don’t have enough women in senior positions.
A lot has to change if we want to see results. As Alex said to Megan on Love Island last week, “you can’t expect different results if you repeat the same actions.”
So what can we change? Making childcare affordable is the big one. It’s something all sides on the pay gap debate agree on.
The Left advocates...